Article container



July 28, 1942. H, c, KING 2,290,970

ARTICLE CONTAINER Filed May 18, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 28, 1942. H.c. I (ING 2,290,970

ARTICLE CONTAINER Filed May 18,1940 Sheets-Sheet 2 mm! M mm um I!!! HMmu I W I K fiiqmm 6.2321] AM W Patented July 28, 1942 Y two 7 UNITEDSTATES "PATENT I OFFlCEl l a 2,290,930 I sn'ncmoon'rsnmnM1ccnsmnersiguiwsuch as soffilrinks and malt beverages in bottles ofconvenient size and Herman C. Sweetser, Ind. Application May 18,Ismael-in N sse,o2a

in Figure 1 but showing the bottles infull lines and the manner ofinserting the bottles in the container before the carrying band isplaced thereon.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a blank from which the main band of thecontainer is formed.

capacity for an individualserving. Such bottles are customarilydistributed to the retailer in shipping cases containing two dozen ormore bottles. However, most retail sales to consumers are made in lessthan case lots resulting in the necessity for providing some means forthe purchaser to safely and conveniently carry or other-.-

dozen bottles ina compact and portable con tainer. Several suchcontainers have been patented and, of these; a few have been adoptedFigure 5 is a plan view of the carrying band blank.

Figure'fi is a plan view of a blank used in forming a bottom flap whichmay be used in the container.

Figure 7 is a plan view of a portion of a web suitable for forming thecarrying band.

Figure 8 is a side elevation view of the web shown in-Figure 7. V

Figure 9 is a transverse sectional view of the. carrying band afterlongitudinal folding of the web shown in Figure 7.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein likereference-characters are used to designate like parts in each of theseveral views,

by distrlbutorsand have received a limited commercial acceptance.

However, itappears that several factors'have contributed to preventwide-spread acceptance and use of such containers. Chief among thesefactors have been the expense of the operation mourns having a generallybottle-like configuration. which canbe manufactured and sold at a verylow cost.

the reference numeral l0 designates a broad band tions. l2 and I: forforming the end portions or.

the band II, a portion ll for forming one side of the band,.and aportion for forming the 0p- DJSite side of the band. The blank II alsoin- Another imp rtant object oi my invention is v to provide/a containerin which bottles or similarly shaped articles may be packed with Otherobjects will'be. in part, apparent and, in I part, pointed outhereinafter.

In the drawings which form a part 'of specification numeral l1, I8, I!and 20.

cludes a short portion I 6 at one end thereof for the purpose ofsecuring the two ends of the blank-together to form the closed band Iiiin the inanner'hereinafter described.- The blank II is preferablycreased between each of the above-..

mentioned portions as indicated by the reference The portion, ll .of theblank II is provided with a plurality .of' elongated apertures 2|, threeof suchapertures being. shown in'Figure 4. The portions 12 and I! of theblank H are preferably provided with shallow lateral recesses 22 forFigure 1 is a top plan view of a containercon structed according to theteachings of the present and retaining acarrying band in posiend of theportion "by any suitable means such 'as staples 23 in the manner shownin Figure 1.

when the band llhas been thus set-up, the

rigidity of the-material from whichthe blank.

is formed'will be ailmcient -to hold the band in which is intended tores'train-bottles or simila'r .25 of the bottles extend through one ofthe' elongated apertures 2| and the bases of the botties are then movedinwardly as indicated by the arrows in Figure 3, until the bottles arein parallel relationship. This procedure is continued until the necks 25of two bottles have been inserted through each elongated aperture 2| andproperly positioned within the band l9,'which will then befilled tocapacity.

Afte theIappropriatenumbef ofmfi have been thus properly positionedwithin the band II,

the package is in readiness to receive a carrying band. The carryingband is designated general- I ly by the reference numeral 26 and is inthe form of a closed loop which may be conveniently formed from a blankhaving the general con,- figuration shown in Figure 5. This, blank isdesignated generally by the reference numeral 21 and embracescomplementary portions 26 and 29 for forming the ends of the carryingband, a portion 36 for forming the top ofthe carrying bands which isadapted to be gripped dur- A convenient manner of nated generally by thereference numeral 39. As shown, the member 39 comprises a portion 39 ofthe same size and configuration as the portion I! of the broad band "I.The member 38 also includes a flap 40 which is integral with perimposedupon the portion 15 of the broad band I andvheld in position byengagement of the tabs 42 with the openings 43. This relationship isclearly shown in Figure 3. After the AHBmVG bGETDIWfly DOSIHODM withinthe broad band [6, the flap 4! may be folded uping carrying, a portion3| for forming the bottom of the carrying band, and a portion 32 adaptedto permit the securing together of the two ends of the blank 21. Theblank 21 is creased between the above-mentioned portions as indicated bythe reference numerals 33, 34, 35 and 36, in order to permit the blank21 to be folded into the substantially rectangular carrying band 26. The

short portion 32 of the blank maybe secured to posite endssecu'rdtogether, this carrying band is slipped into position so tliat-itsurr ounds the .ginal edges 49 and 50 which may be readily folded of theelongated apertures 2|.

wardly to the dotted line position indicated by the reference numeral46a in Figure 3. The carrying band 26 may then be placed in position andit will readily be understood that the flap 46 securely retains thebases of the bottles in proper-position, while the necks of the bottlesare securely held by engagement with the-edges In this manner, aconsiderably more sturdy package is produced by the use of the member38. However, as above indicated, the member 36 may be dispensed with inthe event that cost of the containers is considered the primaryconsideration. It will be apparent to those skilled in this art that theflap 40 could be made integral with the blank II to thus dispense withthe portion 39 of the member 38, as well as the tabs 42 and the openings43.

In Figures 7, 8 and 9, I have illustrated a material-and arrangementwhich I have found to be highly satisfactory for the construction of thecarrying band 26. The material, which is termed single face fiber board;is designated by the reference numeral 44 and comprises a corrugatedsheet 45 having one face only covered by a flat sheet 46. The sheets 45and 46 are suitably bonded together and the corrugated sheet ispreferably severed along longitudinal lines 41 and 48 extending theentire length of the carrying band. It will be understood, however, thatthe severed lines 41 and 43 do not extend'through the flat sheet 46.There is thus provided marbroad band I 9 and extends aroundtlifibfittiewerj mthemanner shown in Figure 9.

in a direction transverse to that of the broad band Ill. Therelationship between the broad band Ill and the carrying band 26 is bestshown in Figure 1. In thisposition thgcarrying band 26 will be receivedby the shallow lateral recesses 22 at the bottom of the broad band I!and the.-

carrying band 26 will thus be prevented from displacement from itsproper balanced carrying position. I

A container is thus provided which consists essentially of only twobands, one of which is the lower bottles to the portion ll of thecarry-- ing band 26. InFigure '6 I have shown a member suitable for thispurpose which is desig- Awarryingbfirdof material, arranged in thedescribed manner, has ngth and a pleasing appearance, The naturalresilie'ncyof the corrugated sheet which comes in contact with the handof the individual carrying the package,

substantially eliminates any pain or discomfort r in carrying thepackage.

It is to be expressly understood that the accompanying drawings-and theforegoing description are'for illustrative purposes only and thatvarious obvious modifications are regarded as be- Y ing within the scopeof my invention which defined by the following claims.

.Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A package of bottles or similarly shaped necked articles comprising abroad continuous bandforming side and end walls extending elongatedapertures therein, each of said apertures receiving the necks 'of a pairof the necked articles for restraining the same against lateralmovement, a flap secured to the wall opposite said apertured wall andextending from one edge thereof toward said apertured wall, and a secondcontinuous band extending around the articles and said flap in adirection transverse to that oi said first mentioned band to cooperatewith said flap to restrain vertical movement 01 the body portions oi!the articles and to provides. handle for the package.

2. A container for necked articles such as'bot- 5 tles comprising a.broad continuous band forming side and end walls of the container, oneof said walls being provided with a plurality of spaced elongatedapertures therein, each adapted to receive the necks of a pair of thearticles to restrain the same against relative lateral movement,- a flapsecured to the wall opposite;

said apertured wall and extending from one edge thereof toward saidapertured wall, and a second continuous band suroujnding said firstmentioned band and said flap and extending in a direction I transversethereto, said second hand functioning to cooperate with said flap torestrain the bodies v of the article's against vertical vmovement and toprovide a carrying handle for the container.

